Arduino Terms of Service and Privacy Policy update: setting the record straight

12_throw_away wrote: post #3

"We are Arduino. We are open. We’re not going anywhere." -- statement from Qualcomm without a single human being's name on it

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resistance_Is_Futile

Re: Arduino Terms of Service and Privacy Policy update: setting the record straight

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Post by typpilol » Sat, Nov 22, 2025, 4:06 AM UTC

If the only restriction on reverse engineering is their cloud SaaS, why was everyone up in arms?

Or is this Arduino trying to save face?

Re: Arduino Terms of Service and Privacy Policy update: setting the record straight

#8

Post by arjie » Sat, Nov 22, 2025, 4:09 AM UTC

Seems reasonable. I have a Duemilanove and an Uno R2 that I haven't used in ages but Arduino stuff has always been open as far as I remember. I really can't bring myself to pull out the pitchforks here. They've earned the trust from me. It's been over a decade now.

Re: Arduino Terms of Service and Privacy Policy update: setting the record straight

#9

Post by neilv » Sat, Nov 22, 2025, 4:20 AM UTC

They say "privacy" a lot on that blog page, but that very page runs surveillance capitalism trackers from Facebook, Twitter, Google, and others.

Re: Arduino Terms of Service and Privacy Policy update: setting the record straight

#10

Post by beefnugs » Sat, Nov 22, 2025, 4:32 AM UTC

kvakvs wrote: post #5

I don't get it, do we keep the pitchforks out, or do we stash the pitchforks?

"we collect data for your privacy" they have no idea what words or actions mean anymore.

There is no such thing as being purchased by a large company while retaining anything non-evil. If anything this is the remaining employees who were lied to their face about remaining whatever they were